Phyllodium pulchellum

Phyllodium pulchellum is an Asian plant in the family Fabaceae.

Distribution and habitat

Phyllodium pulchellum is widely distributed in tropical Asia and also in the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Australia's Northern Territory.

Medicinal

Traditional

In Bangladesh, a bark decoction is used for hemorrhage, diarrhea, poisoning and eye diseases. Flowers are used in biliousness.

Chemical composition

Plant: Bufotenin and 5-MeO-DMT, DMT and its oxides, gramine, 15 indole-3-alkylamines, tryptophan bases, β-carbolines

Seeds: Galactomannan, L-glucosyl rhamnoside of physcion.

Roots: Betulin, α-amyrin, β-sitosterol.

The alkaloids are mainly of three broad structural types, i.e. indole-3-alkylamine, beta-carbolines, and tetrahydro-β-carboline.

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